"And it
came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again,
that the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men,
and the green things failed, and hope died. And men cried out to the
Creator, saying, O light of the Heavens, Light of the World, let the
Promised One be born of the mountain, according to the prophecies, as he
was in ages past and will be in ages to come. Let the Prince of the
Morning sing to the land that green things will grow and the valleys
give forth lambs. Let the arm of the Lord of the Dawn shelter us from
the Dark, and the great sword of justice defend us. Let the Dragon ride
again on the winds of time."

from Charal Drianaan te
Calamon, The Cycle of the DragonAuthor unknown, the Fourth Age